Run, if only just? (6)

I believe the answer is:

manage

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'run' is the definition.
(run can mean to manage or be in charge of)

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(Other definitions for manage that I've seen before include "Be in overall control of" , "Run, oversee" , "Run; cope" , "Run, be in charge of" , "Run, administer" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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